The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-17

These figures were gotten up in
hss'e aud !ack the necessary accurs cy,
but approximately they app. zach The
real values OF the artic 60. The best
judges among the yrocerymeu OF the
city place the annual sales Of groceries,
wholesale and reiaiI, In Memphis, at
1880 600.
Daring the past Ave years the gro
Gerry trade ba, increased 20 per cent.
annually, or doubled itself within thss
time.
The grocery trade depends largely
upon the cotton trade, which latter
amounts to $50 600, 600 per annum.
Ali our Wholesale grocerymen are
cotton Lc,ors, and all the cotton iag.
tors outside oil the grocery HOUSES are
largely interested In establishments
fJr supplying producers aud Others
with all ths necessary Gti les for
plantations which come under the
general name a groceries.
In tie APPEAL Of today will be
found the advertisements OF leading
Wholesale grocery houses, such as J.
T. FArgsson & o., Hill, Fontaine &
Co, M. Gavin 4 Co, Day, Horton 4
Bailey, Stewart, Gwynne 4 Co, Kelly,
Roper 4 Reilly, NJ. o. Psnce a Co,
roof. MEG wan 4 90, Z. NJ. Appsr.
son 4 q =, z. N. Estes d 90, suggs 4
Petit, A. b. Tread sell x Co, and
then there is the Memphis Gfo,sry
Company, consisting Of seventeen oIt-
ton fact Jripg fins, and Of viii h com.
psny John W. billiard Is president,
W. n. Taylor vice president, and
Frank Biggs manager.
Tue above houses and many others
do a very heavy business throughout
Tennessee End surrounding Stairs
Mie.issippi, A,ksi sse, Alabama, Tex
~, N lithern Louisiana and : n bern
Missouri. The time was when the
question was put: Where email w
look for trader But nos the q1ss los
is, how shall We supply the naief
One Of the greatest known CAUSES o
this change Ia the improved and In
creased railroad e. stem which insurer
@, great facilities for trade ard give
us direct Communication and fapiS
ira cit 10 tbs most productive OF tn
surrou oding districts Ia adjoining an,
distant States. The second irniliu
cause OF good IN the grsa, increase Il
the cnt,on trade Of Memphis owing \,
the railroad facilities above bf fl
mentioned. For instance, this o. a,oi
our cotton receipts will exec a.,
receipts last year bS shout 1907 0
bales The total Tecsipts lat yea
were $40, 568 bsle-, ana the receipt
this year, up n Yesterday, the 18Th In
ttant, being 68l SIS bales
The grsat gIosery business increase
with all this A1vsnce nrnt and year b.
year the 50 10000 Of business trans
, acted dung the preGent season vii
, be left far la the rear, because a.
, general Iule one branch a bushes
thrivss and increases by the aid OF th
. other. Memphis IL rapidly becomin
one Of The great distribud log points 10
gro, cries and plantation supplies In
] clnding provisions, and her future c 4
, not possibly be estimated, the volum
OF business has increased 40 rapid
year by yesr. Her travelling men ar
/, bept on the road penetrating, nel
| a .lds and opening of territory hithei
I, 70 unknown 10 Memphis business NOR
: Toe wholesale q ocsry irsdeis oapgbl
Q a being, and N being, developed {
q immsnse proporions-the greater III
Q population inc uded within the mag
n circle OF Memphis trade ,he gr,Ats
!, the supply OF the necaesaries aud lul
Q uiies 81 life. Tbs Bluff City neve
q loses her customers; once secur,
a they can always be relied upon, b,
Q cause they get 10 like the methods (
J, trading he Q, and they hod out tbs
q they eau rely upon the efst, men u ,
q Msmphis grocerymen "a b. ths cha
: sc.er and prices OF go1ds. tbs arm
. Of customers briggs other customer
a and their u q fence widens and 81
u tends In every direction.
q The trade Of Memphis now civ,
ample room for half q dCEin add
70 tional wholesale grocery bouses, an
III indeed IL lie stated on the street tn
three new ones will be started by n
~ opening OF the business season In Be-
n TENDER. The trade II already here n
y, only for the above, but for two ado
Pc tionsl Wholesale boot, shoe and b
,p houl es, two dry goods houser, "
II clothing houses and two hardw 4
d. houses. This would be advantsgso
~ and would m Ike II better for q
houses already in business. Mempt
has re 500 10 be proud OF her repT
sentative men epgsged Ia the whol
tsle grocery trade. Their honesty 81
r. earn siness OF purpose, their easafl
m and liberality In business and their |
IA dom tahls energy have done more
n, make Memphis what Il 10 today-ol
w of the great Commercial csniers Of 4